This is a critical comparison and contrast essay written in MLA Format.
Write at least a 750 word comparison contrast essay on the following poems:
"The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed’s Church" by Robert Browning, "I heard a Fly buzz – when I died -" by Emily Dickinson, "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson, and "Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats. Each presents the reader with speakers who are thinking about or preparing for death in one way or another. Write an essay comparing and contrasting these poems and their attitudes towards death and dying. Pay particular attention to the use of language, symbol, allusion, and metaphor in each poem, the scope of the poems (to what degree each poem is personal or more universal) and irony, especially irony produced by any dissimilarity between the voice of the speaker verses the voice of the author in each poem.
The paper must be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins, and double-spaced.
Each idea must then be supported by either the primary source or secondary sources. There must be sufficient citation to the sources to prove why the argument is valid.
Grammar is critical for the creation of a successful paper. Not just the punctuation, but the sentence structure and the flow of ideas. Please ensure there has been proper proof-reading prior to completing the paper.
The secondary sources must be relevant to the argument, but may not be a different translation of the primary source. The secondary source may be any book, or scholarly journal that could be used to help support the argument. Put quotation marks around any words from sources. Be sure to include page numbers from the secondary sources.
